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Novavax sells Czech Republic manufacturing site to Novo Nordisk
Novavax announced today that it signed a definitive agreement to sell a European manufacturing plant to Novo Nordisk for $200 million. The agreement centers around the company’s facility in Bohumil, Czech Republic, about 25 miles outside of Prague. It includes a transfer of assets, including a 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art recombinant protein manufacturing facility. That includes support…Reckitt to make Mucinex in North Carolina
Reckitt Benckiser Group announced today that it is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint by acquiring a 310,000 ft² pharmaceutical site in Wilson, North Carolina. The Slough, U.K.–based company said it will invest £155 million ($200 million) to establish a manufacturing facility in Wilson to produce Mucinex tablets and liquids to meet increased U.S. demand. Reckitt…Sponsored Content See More >
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FDA approves Merck’s Winrevair to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension
Merck recently won FDA approval for its sotatercept-csrk Winrevair for treating adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension. The drug was approved to increase exercise capacity and reduce the risk of clinical worsening events, according to the Rahway, N.J.-based company. It previously received FDA breakthrough designation and is the first FDA-approved action signaling inhibitor therapy for pulmonary…
Report: Japan health authorities investigate Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory after five deaths
Eicos Sciences’ FDA-approved Aurlumyn promises to drastically reduce frostbite amputations
AbbVie launches Produodopa in the EU to treat Parkinson’s
FDA taking hands-off approach in enforcing medication promotion on TikTok
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Personalized medicine: advanced technology is saving lives
The concept of a “batch size one” in pharmaceutical manufacturing is closer than ever. There are companies advancing cell therapies in which body cells are used to heal or support the individual patient. These cells are manipulated or edited to change certain biological characteristics before being transferred to the patient. Personalized medicine is truly about…
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Reckitt to make Mucinex in North Carolina
Reckitt Benckiser Group announced today that it is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint by acquiring a 310,000 ft² pharmaceutical site in Wilson, North Carolina. The Slough, U.K.–based company said it will invest £155 million ($200 million) to establish a manufacturing facility in Wilson to produce Mucinex tablets and liquids to meet increased U.S. demand. Reckitt…
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Reckitt to make Mucinex in North Carolina
Reckitt Benckiser Group announced today that it is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint by acquiring a 310,000 ft² pharmaceutical site in Wilson, North Carolina. The Slough, U.K.–based company said it will invest £155 million ($200 million) to establish a manufacturing facility in Wilson to produce Mucinex tablets and liquids to meet increased U.S. demand. Reckitt…
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Report: Japan health authorities investigate Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory after five deaths
Japanese health authorities searched a Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in Japan following reports of five deaths related to dietary supplements, Reuters reports. The plant inspection in western Japan is the second in recent days as health authorities inspected the company’s Osaka facility. In addition to the five reported deaths, there have been more than 100 hospitalizations…